Skunk 11

Skunk 11
Skunk rigged on portage wheels
Development
DesignerHubert Vandestadt
LocationCanada
Year1969
No. built1200
Builder(s)Vandestadt & McGruer
RoleDinghy
NameSkunk 11
Boat
Displacement190 lb (86 kg)
Draft2.50 ft (0.76 m) with centreboard down
Hull
TypeMonohull
ConstructionFibreglass
LOA11.08 ft (3.38 m)
LWL9.50 ft (2.90 m)
Beam5.42 ft (1.65 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board typecentreboard
Rudder(s)transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig typeGunter rig
Sails
SailplanGunter rigged sloop Masthead sloop
Total sail area70 sq ft (6.5 m2)
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The Skunk 11 is a Canadian utility dinghy that can be rowed, used as a motorboat, fishing boat or as a sailing dinghy. It was designed by Hubert Vandestadt and first built in 1969.[1][2][3]

Production

The design was built by Vandestadt & McGruer in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada, but the company went out of business in 1987 and production had ended by then.[1][3][4]

Design

The Skunk 11 is a recreational sailboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. It is a Gunter rigged sloop with a free-standing mast, aluminum spars, a raked stem, plumb transom, a transom-hung rudder made from mahogany controlled by a tiller and a retractable fibreglass centreboard. The rudder and centreboard are "kick up" designs. It displaces 190 lb (86 kg).[1][3]

The boat has a draft of 2.50 ft (0.76 m) with the centreboard extended and 0.50 ft (0.15 m) with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer or car roof rack.[1]

The boat may also be rowed and is equipped with oarlocks for that role. The transom is reinforced so the boat can be fitted with a small outboard motor of up to 5 hp (4 kW) for employment as a motorboat.[1]

The recessed foredeck has a storage area.[3]

Variants

Skunk
This model was introduced in 1969 and has a gunter rig and a sail area of 70 sq ft (6.5 m2). The gunter rig mean all three spars are short and will store inside the boat's hull.[1]
Super Skunk
This model was introduced in 1981, has a conventional sloop rig and additional sail area, totalling 88 sq ft (8.2 m2).[1]

Operational history

In a 1994 review Richard Sherwood wrote, the "Skunk is a light, easily transported boat. Because of the gunter rig, all spars will fit inside the boat. There are no stays. The Super Skunk is Marconi rigged and has an extra 10 square feet of mainsail. Besides sailing, the Skunk may be used for fishing, as an outboard, or as a rowboat."[3]

See also

Similar boats

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Skunk 11 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 6 June 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  2. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Hubert Vandestadt". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 20 January 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e Sherwood, Richard M.: A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition, pages 8-9. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. ISBN 0-395-65239-1
  4. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Vandestadt and McGruer Ltd. (CAN)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 6 June 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
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